How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Ukraine?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Ukraine: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Lesotho

0.546

in 2025

Ukraine

0.549

in 2025

Lesotho rank

82nd

Ukraine rank

80th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Lesotho
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.549 against 0.546 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 82nd and Ukraine ranks 80th of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.152	0.049	0.103	Lesotho
1950s	0.152	0.049	0.103	Lesotho
1960s	0.173	0.1659	0.0071	Lesotho
1970s	0.1536	0.2132	0.0596	Ukraine
1980s	0.1648	0.2289	0.0641	Ukraine
1990s	0.304	0.4513	0.1473	Ukraine
2000s	0.4463	0.5596	0.1133	Ukraine
2010s	0.5372	0.5444	0.0072	Ukraine
2020s	0.556	0.559	0.003	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Lesotho or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 0.549 against 0.546 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Lesotho and Ukraine?: 0.003, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Ukraine?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Ukraine rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Lesotho ranks 82nd and Ukraine ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.